DAC to Old Dhaka (Sadarghat / Lalbagh)

The historic heart of Dhaka with Lalbagh Fort, Ahsan Manzil (Pink Palace), and the bustling Sadarghat river port.

Old Dhaka (Puran Dhaka) is a world apart from the modern city—a dense, centuries-old quarter where Mughal palaces, Hindu temples, and crumbling colonial mansions line impossibly narrow lanes thronged with rickshaws, vendors, and residents. Lalbagh Fort, an incomplete 17th-century Mughal fortress, is the area\'s main monument, with beautiful gardens and the tomb of Bibi Pari within its walls.

Sadarghat, on the banks of the Buriganga River, is one of the world\'s busiest river ports, where hundreds of ferries, launches, and wooden boats create a constant chaos of movement. Watching the river traffic at sunset—with the silhouettes of paddle steamers, cargo boats, and rocket steamers—is one of South Asia\'s most extraordinary urban scenes. The surrounding streets of Shankhari Bazar (Hindu goldsmith lane), Chowk Bazar, and the Armenian quarter reveal layers of Dhaka\'s 400-year history. Old Dhaka is also the center of the city\'s legendary street food culture.